Receptacle



July 7, 1931. N. M. BAKER v RECEPTACLE Filed Oct. 26, 1929 mmv' OR 74/ HMy ATTORNEY Patented Julyij, 1931 NI STA E T AT NT Pics;- I

I NELSON" M. BAKER; or :VSOUTHBRIDGE, MAssnonUsE'rrrs, AssieNoR 'roAMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY, or soorn anrnen, vmssaorwsn'rvrs; A VOLUNTARYASSOCIA- placed on the case other. feature ofthe invention.

vceptacles and to the TION OF MASSACHUSETTS RECEPTACLE Application filedoctober'zaieze. Serial No. @2549;

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles and has particularreference to an-improved means of identifying said re- 7 process ofattaching said identifying means. i 1 H The principal object ofthisinvention 1s toprovide a novel and simple means where by the user of areceptacle such as aspectacle orv eyeglass casemay have a personalidentifying mark placed thereon Another object of thisinvention istoprovide means whereby such a mark may be without theuse of specialequipment or tools. Another objectof this invention 1s to allow cases tobe supplied by themanufac turer to the small dealer ready for theappli-',

cation of the) marking device without said cases being unsalable shouldno mark be ap plied thereto by the dealer. l

Another object of the'inventlon ls to confinethe markingdevice to as fewparts as possiblejin order to reduce the cost of manufacture and toobtain simplicity of assem- (jther objects and advantages will becomeapparent from the following ClBSCIlPlJlOIl taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and it will be understood that. many changesmay bemade in the details of construction, arrangementof parts and steps inthe process without departingfronr the spirit of the invention .asexpressed 111 the accompanying claims. I, therefore, do not wish tobelimited to the exact details shown and described as the preferredforms only have been shown by way of illustrat1on. i In the drawings:

Fig. I is a perspectiveview showing the improved form of case. 7 V nFig. II is an 1ns1de View ofthe improved case showing a feature of theconstruction. I

Fig. III is anlenlarged, fragmentaryseo tional view of the case covershowing an- Fig. IV is a top or plan view vice.

fore been of;

case being "speciallyf body-301 of the frag- I 'mentary portion shown inFig'III. V 1 Fig. V isa front-view of the marking demarking device. 4

.-Spectaclea11d eyeglass cases have hereto:

ceptacles in which the fragile lenses were merely utilitarian value. asre; L

protected. Prescription dealersusually provided customers with suchcases 1 gratis,

these? often bearing some advertising matter tocompensate for the slightcost to the.

dealer. It will be seen therefore that the attitude of the dealerfandusers has recently changed when considerable sums are l. paidforso-called Fmodernistic cases and expen sive leathers are used in;their manufacture. Thesejpresent-daycases are objects of some intrinsicworth far removed from the crude receptacles of the past. and it isevident that,

as in other similar personal possessions, a means of readyidentification is necessary whether the case is empty or contains theowners spectacles or eyeglasses.

It is the" prime object of my invention therefore, to provide anidentifying means, such as a a easy for the small dealerlto attachto theshould so desire,- the case i if the. customer prepared ,at the manu:facturers for thef're'ception' of suclra mark,

but being atthe uredand salable should no niark or addition ,be appliedthereto by the. dealer.

Inthe accomplishment of; the inventionqI have shown -1n the drawings,wherein similar monogram button, which-will be same time quite undisfig-I characters of reference denote oorresponde ingparts, a spectacle oreyeglass case 1 which' ispreferablymade witha lid'2 and usual, spring vWlllCll retains e spectacles or eyeglasses 1n the case with-' outslipping.

piercing a numbeigpreferably four, of small slots 5 in the lid 2 asshownin F igs III, and IV.v The position of the slots 5. is-governed bythedesired location of the marking metal or other suitably sturdy,material. The lid 2 isofthe 'tiyl pejand closes upon a lipt t '90 7Having formed the usual;

type of case I now depart therefrom by (S and may be rectangular as willbe apparent from the following description of the construction thereof.

In constructing the marking device or button (3 I first form by blankingor other suitable method the dish-shaped top portion 7 of metal or othersuitable material which may be circular or of other preferred shpe. Inext attach to the underside 8 thereof a strip of similar materialhaving a depend ing prong O at each end as shown in Figs. V and VI. Forthe complete device I form two of these buttons 6 one of which, to beplaced on the exterior of the case, I suitably mark with a monogran'i,emblem or other device. This mark may be printed on the surface of thebutton after treatment with a celluloid coating or other suitablesubstance to give a smooth, glossy and nontarnishable finish similar tothe well-known coat badges and other celluloid coated articles.

The button (5 to be placed on the interior of the lid. 2 need not be solinisl d with ce lluloid but is placed directly on to the said lid 2 andthe prongs 9 bent over on the exterior side to retain. it in position. Ithen )roceed to line the case .1. with a suitable lining 10 of velvet orother soft material and so cover the inner button (3 completely and hideit from view as shown in Fig. III.

I next cover the exterior of the case 1 with a suitable finishingmaterial 11 such as grained leather or leather-dike material suitablyembossed or color-printed. The bent prongs 9 on the exterior of the lid2 are therefore hidden from view as are two of the holes 5 of the tourpreviously pierced.

The case is now in condition to be sold if desired without furtherattention as no signs of the hidden button are visible. Cases in thisstate may be supplied in quantity to the prescription dealers togetherwith quantities of" the coated buttons 6 suitably monogrammed. Thedealer has merely to select the desired button 6 and with a needle orother suitable probing means find the hidden holes 5 after which theprongs 9 may be inserted and pressure applied to bend them under theinterior of the lid 2. It will be obvious that when the prongs 9 strikethe underside 8 of the button 6 already in position they will bedirected towards the center by the dish shaped surface and so clamp thetop portion 7 on to the exterior of the lid 2. Pressure for this purposemay be applied with the fingers or with the ordinary fiat faced pliersfound in any prescription dealers establishment.

It will be apparent that I have provided extremely simple means ofadding to the appearance, safety and identification means of' aspectacle or eyeglass case in such a way that whether the device is usedin its entirety or only one portion the case so fitted is quite usable.It will also be apparent that the cost of manufacture of theidentification means is almost negligible and the labor of fittingreduced. to a minimum.

I-Iaving described my invention, I claim:

1. A receptacle having a base portion, an interior lining therein and anexternal covering thereover and having two sets of separated openingsarranged at an angle to each other through the base portion, a buttonmember on the inside of the base portion having prongs extending throughone set of the openings and clamped down over the outside of the baseportion, the lining extending over the button on the inside of thereceptacle and the covering extending over the clamped prongs and overthe other set oi openings on the outside of the receptacle.

2. A receptacle having a base portion, an interior lining therein and anexternal covering thereover and having two sets of separated openingsarranged at an angle to each other through the base portion, a buttonmember on the inside of the base portion having prongs extending throughone set of the openings and clamped down over the outside otthe baseportion, the lining extending over the button on the inside of thereceptacle and the covering extending over the clamped prongs and overthe other set of openings on the outside of the receptacle, and a buttonon the outside of the covering having prongs extending through thecovering and through the second set of openings and clamped over thebase portion on the inside of the receptacle.

NELSON M. BAKER.

